UFC Fight Night 35: The Forum Threads

By: Jeff SherwoodJan 16, 2014

Luke
Rockhold bounced back in a big way against Costa Philippou. |
Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com

After a traumatic loss to Vitor
Belfort in his Octagon debut, Luke
Rockhold returned to form in the UFC Fight Night 35 headliner
on Wednesday night, as he dispatched Costas
Philippou with a wicked kick to the liver just 2:31 into the
opening round of their middleweight matchup. A short right hook
from the American Kickboxing Academy standout rattled Philippou
before Rockhold finished the job with a pair of devastating
kicks.

It was the ninth first-round finish for Rockhold, who called out
both Belfort and Michael
Bisping during his post-fight interview. No matter what the
future holds, the former Strikeforce titlist has re-established
himself as a force to be reckoned with in the division.

UFC Fight Night 35 spawned a number of threads on the Sherdog.net
forums.